# Push full setup

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/push-full-setup/47227>\
**Category:** tutorials\
**Created:** [March 23, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/push-full-setup/47227 "2016-03-23T01:38:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vivsriva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dec6dc/32.png) [@vivsriva](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/vivsriva)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/push-full-setup/47227/1 "2016-03-23T01:38:17Z")

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I am a noob to ionic and following the push service tutorial at [http://docs.ionic.io/v2.0.0-beta/docs/push-full-setup](http://docs.ionic.io/v2.0.0-beta/docs/push-full-setup).

When I change the **dev\_push to false** using the following command:

ionic config set dev\_push false

I **stop seeing the device token** in the iOS debug screen.

when I have **dev\_push set to true** , I am **able to see the Device token**. I appreciate any guidance.

I have the following code in ready function:

console.log(“creating push notification object”);

var push = new Ionic.Push({  
“debug”: false  
});

console.log(“registering for push notification”);

push.register(function(token) {  
console.log(“Device token:”,token.token);  
push.saveToken(token); // persist the token in the Ionic Platform  
});

**Output when dev\_push is set to false:**  
2016-03-22 21:31:19.080 pocApp[856:237886] creating push notification object  
2016-03-22 21:31:19.080 pocApp[856:237886] registering for push notification  
2016-03-22 21:31:19.080 pocApp[856:237886] Ionic Push: register  
2016-03-22 21:31:19.501 pocApp[856:237886] Ionic Push (dev): registered with development push service  
2016-03-22 21:31:19.502 pocApp[856:237886] Device token: DEV-7a67b499-b32e-473b-bc3b-dac31aacec63  
2016-03-22 21:31:19.502 pocApp[856:237886] Ionic Push (dev): watching for new notifications

**Output when dev\_push set to true**  
2016-03-22 21:35:46.620 pocApp[863:239014] [CDVTimer][TotalPluginStartup] 161.939025ms  
2016-03-22 21:35:46.629 pocApp[863:239014] active  
2016-03-22 21:35:46.750 pocApp[863:239014] Resetting plugins due to page load.  
2016-03-22 21:35:47.610 pocApp[863:239014] Finished load of: file:///var/containers/Bundle/Application/D4A31B42-7E4C-4343-B282-69DCB435C3A6/pocApp.app/www/index.html#/app/playlists

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**Author:** ![stewartmccoy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/stewartmccoy/32/93376_2.png) [@stewartmccoy](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/stewartmccoy)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/push-full-setup/47227/2 "2016-03-30T04:03:17Z")

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Hi @vivsriva,

dev\_push true allows you to use Ionic’s limited push functionality. This ‘limited setup’ will allow you to test push code without setting up APNS or GCM (Apple and Google push notification services, respectively). Once you set dev\_push to true, then you need to have enabled APNS or GCM for the device token to be generated.

Have you set up APNS or GCM? If not, I would start there.

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**Author:** ![vivsriva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dec6dc/32.png) [@vivsriva](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/vivsriva)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/push-full-setup/47227/3 "2016-03-30T20:24:24Z")

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Thanks @stewartmccoy. Appreciate your comment. I did get it to work. There are several versions of push libraries and once I uninstalled and reinstalled the solution worked and I can see the device token.

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**Author:** ![fahimshekaib](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/fahimshekaib/32/96193_2.png) [@fahimshekaib](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/fahimshekaib)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/push-full-setup/47227/4 "2016-04-10T13:31:53Z")

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Hi vivsriva,  
Did you create a package file with Ionic Package service? My app registers with GCM and push notifications alerts.  
But when I install the .apk file on an android phone, it does not register. I use visual studio on windows. Ionic 1.x and WordPress push notifications plugin.